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RECENT PROGRESS IN BREEDING RED RASPBERRIES FOR ATLANTIC CANADA
Article number
262_10
Pages
83 – 88
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Abstract
The raspberry breeding program at the Kentville Research Station was begun in 1953 by D. L. Craig.
Two cultivars, ‘Avon’ (1967) and ‘Nova’ (1980), have been introduced with only ‘Nova’ gaining commercial acceptance in Atlantic Canada.
Current breeding objectives reflect a desire to reduce production costs and improve product marketability.
Attempts to reduce costs include increasing yields and fruit size, and improving harvesting efficiency.
To improve marketability, breeding emphasis is on fruit quality, and resistance to Botrytis fruit rot and late yellow rust.
The climate of Atlantic Canada necessitates a high level of winter hardiness that is generally not found in the high quality cultivars of the Pacific Northwest or United Kingdom.
Of the recent Kentville selections, K81-6 is notable for its high yield, large fruit, and resistance to late yellow rust.
Two cultivars, ‘Avon’ (1967) and ‘Nova’ (1980), have been introduced with only ‘Nova’ gaining commercial acceptance in Atlantic Canada.
Current breeding objectives reflect a desire to reduce production costs and improve product marketability.
Attempts to reduce costs include increasing yields and fruit size, and improving harvesting efficiency.
To improve marketability, breeding emphasis is on fruit quality, and resistance to Botrytis fruit rot and late yellow rust.
The climate of Atlantic Canada necessitates a high level of winter hardiness that is generally not found in the high quality cultivars of the Pacific Northwest or United Kingdom.
Of the recent Kentville selections, K81-6 is notable for its high yield, large fruit, and resistance to late yellow rust.
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Authors
A.R. Jamieson
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